Sharing Parental Leave between Mothers and Fathers : Experimental Evidence from a Messaging Intervention in Uruguay (English)

Parental leave has been increasingly used as a family policy to facilitate balancing care and work responsibilities and promoting gender equality. However, fathers' parental leave participation is still low, even when it offers both job and wage protection. This paper examines the effects of an information and awareness-raising intervention, delivered via email and text messages on men’s and women’s awareness and intentions of shared take-up of a...

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Querejeta Rabosto,Martina;

Olivieri,Cecilia;

Tomio,Andrea Ailin;

Castaneda Nunez,Jorge Luis;

Munoz Boudet,Ana Maria;
Document Date
2023/03/06
Document Type
Policy Research Working Paper
Report Number
WPS10340
Volume No
1
Country
Argentina, Uruguay,
Region
Latin America and Caribbean,
Disclosure Date
2023/03/06
Disclosure Status
Disclosed
Doc Name
Sharing Parental Leave between Mothers and Fathers : Experimental Evidence from a Messaging Intervention in Uruguay

Language

English

Rel. Proj ID

AR-Southern Cone Poverty and Equity Programmatic Approach -- P174710

Major Sector

FY17 - Social Protection

Theme

FY17 - Inclusive Growth,FY17 - Gender,FY17 - Economic Growth and Planning,FY17 - Macroeconomic & Structural Policy Modelling,FY17 - Fiscal Policy,FY17 - Tax policy

Sector

FY17 - Social Protection

Topics

Behavioral Initiatives for Poverty Reduction and Equity,Gender,Labor Market Analysis,Paternity Leave,

Unit Owning

EFI-LCR-POV-Poverty and Equity (ELCPV); EFI-Poverty and Equity-GE (EPVGE)

Originating Unit

Off of Sr VP Dev Econ/Chief Econ (DECVP)

Version Type

Final

Series Name

Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10340; Impact Evaluation series;

Digital Object Identifier

10.1596/1813-9450-10430

Product Line

Advisory Services & Analytics

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Querejeta Rabosto,Martina; Olivieri,Cecilia; Tomio,Andrea Ailin; Castaneda Nunez,Jorge Luis; Munoz Boudet,Ana Maria.

Sharing Parental Leave between Mothers and Fathers : Experimental Evidence from a Messaging Intervention in Uruguay (English). Policy Research working paper ; no. WPS 10340; Impact Evaluation series Washington, D.C. : World Bank Group. http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/099412503062319628

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